Sam Wentworth at Ye Sign of Ye Dolphin
An early erotic image finds its way through New Castle history
View from the North Mill Pond Bridge
No longer recognizable, this was the home of wealthy shipbuilders
Alex Herlihy Talks About His History of Rye, NH
120 years after Rev. Parsons, a new history of a seacoast town debuts.
The History of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in a Bottle
From sails to atoms is Portsmouth Shipyard motto
John Paul Jones in Portsmouth
250 years later, we're still talking about his visit
Humphrey Bogart and the Portsmouth Navy Prison Legend
It's easy to confuse reality with movies.
The Ballad of Jack Ringbolt
A rediscovered masterwork of horror, maritime history, and religious passion by the tortured pen of James Kennard, Jr.
The Day the Shipyard Burned
Warships, the first submarine, even a balloon were built at Franklin Shiphouse
Frozen Facts, Fake or Real?
ICE BREAKING NEWS: February 11, 1918
The Slave Trade in New Hampshire
Early research that evolved into the book Black Portsmouth.
Turkeygate: A Thanksgiving Scandal
Some stories never let go. I've been retelling this one for half a century.
Pierre Blanchard’s First Balloon Over NH in 1796
Historian James L. Garvin recaptures Portsmouth's first aerial phenomenon